English Dictionary

downplay

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

日本語の意味

重要性や影響度を低く見せる、または控えめに扱う / 重要度を意図的に小さく伝える

The publicist attempted to downplay the scandal to protect the celebrity's image.

広報担当者は有名人のイメージを守るため、スキャンダルの重要性を軽く扱おうとした。

意味（1）

(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.

downplays （ present singular third-person ）

downplaying （ participle present ）

downplayed （ participle past ）

downplayed （ past ）